Saffron ( Kesar )

Saffron is a expensive spice used sparingly. While it is popularly used in Indian sweets, it is also used in certain savory dishes like biryani and a syrup flavored with saffron is used with milk or a combination of milk and water as a drink. Saffron is often paired with pistachios (known as kesar-pista) in ice-creams and Kulfis.